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Karamoja’s population is highly dependent on subsistence agriculture, which is sensitive to climate conditions, making agriculture one of the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of climate change. As a result, the region suffers chronic food insecurity due to the combined impacts of high level...


Chaplin, DanielByekwaso, FlaviaSemambo, MediMujuni, GodfreyBantaze, JamesNyasimi, MaryWabyona, EdgarKrishnaswamy, Siddharth[The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security and Livelihoods in Karamoja]The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security and Livelihoods in Karamoja

Smallholder farmers in East Africa need information and knowledge on appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, technologies, and institutional innovations in order to effectively adapt to changing climatic conditions and cope with climate variability. This paper assesses farmer adopt...


Nyasimi, MaryKimeli, PhilipSayula, GeorgeRadeny, Maren A.O.Kinyangi, JamesMungai, Catherine[Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania]Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania

National governments across East Africa are in the process of formulating and implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies to assist farmers cope with climate change. These include formulating actions, frameworks and programs to address climate change and embedding these within the long-term...


Nyasimi, MaryRadeny, Maren A.O.Kinyangi, James[Climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives for agriculture in East Africa]Climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives for agriculture in East Africa

Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion, with very little change ...


Williams, Timothy O.Mul, Marloes L.Cofie, Olufunke O.Kinyangi, JamesZougmoré, Robert B.Wamukoya, GeorgeNyasimi, MaryMapfumo, PaulSperanza, Chinwe IfejikaAmwata, D.Frid-Nielsen, SnorrePartey, Samuel T.Girvetz, Evan H.Rosenstock, Todd S.Campbell, Bruce M.[Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context]Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context

The agrarian economy of Uganda has been declining due to many factors including climate change. With the majority of Ugandans depending on agriculture and agricultural related activities for their livelihoods, this decline is threatening their survival as well as Uganda’s future economic developm...


Nyasimi, MaryRadeny, Maren A.O.Mungai, CatherineKamini, Corneliaus[Uganda’s National Adaptation Programme of Action: Implementation, Challenges and Emerging Lessons]Uganda’s National Adaptation Programme of Action: Implementation, Challenges and Emerging Lessons

The vulnerability of Africa’s agriculture to climate change is complex. It is shaped by biophysical, economic, socio-cultural, geographical, ecological, institutional, technological and governance processes that interact in intricate ways, and can together reduce farmers’ adaptive capacity. Women...


Nyasimi, MaryAmwata, D.Hove, L.Kinyangi, JamesWamukoya, George[Evidence of Impact: Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa]Evidence of Impact: Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa

This paper presents the initial data analyses of the CCAFS gender survey implemented in four sites in Africa. Using descriptive statistics we show gender differences in terms of perceptions of climate change, awareness and adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and types and sour...


Twyman, JenniferGreen, MollyBernier, QuinnKristjanson, Patricia M.Russo, SandraTall, ArameAmpaire, Edidah L.Nyasimi, MaryMango, JoashMcKune, SarahMwongera, CarolineBadiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine[Adaptation Actions in Africa: Evidence that Gender Matters]Adaptation Actions in Africa: Evidence that Gender Matters

Smallholder farmers in East Africa need information and knowledge on appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices, and institutional innovations in order to effectively adapt to climate change and cope with climate variability. This paper assesses farmer uptake of climat...


Nyasimi, MaryRadeny, Maren A.O.Kimeli, PhilipMungai, CatherineSayula, GeorgeKinyangi, James[Uptake and dissemination pathways for climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Lushoto, Tanzania]Uptake and dissemination pathways for climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Lushoto, Tanzania

En las últimas décadas la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe se ha fortalecido, pasando de un 14.7% de población afectada por el hambre en 1990 a un 5.5% en 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), cumpliendo con la meta del hambre de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio. Sin embar...

In recent decades, food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean has strengthened, decreasing the number of the population affected by hunger from 14.7% in 1990 to 5.5% in 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), meeting the hunger goal of the Millennium Development Goals. However, climate change, ...


Cramer, LauraHuyer, SophiaLavado, AngelaLoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaMartínez Barón, DeissyNyasimi, MaryThomas, Timothy S.Thornton, Philip K.Etten, Jacob vanWijk, Mark T. van[Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana]Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana

Climate change is currently acknowledged as one of the pressing global threats to the environment and humanity. This threat has moved the global community to take action on adaptation and mitigation efforts to cushion its devastating effects. Cognizance has been taken of the disproportionate impa...


Aura, RuthNyasimi, MaryCramer, LauraThornton, Philip K.[Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa]Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa

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